Beit She’an
Located 27 km south of the Sea of Galilee, Beth Shean is situated at the strategic junction of the Harod and Jordan Valleys. The fertility of the land and the abundance ofRead More…
Beit She’an – Theatre
The theatre was built in the 1st century AD. The structure seen today is from the end of the 2nd century, which was used until the 8th century. The theatre contained 7,000Read More…
Beit She’an – Biblical References
I did state that Beit She’an is mentioned in a number of locations in the Bible. I have found one of the many confusing things when visiting Israel is the multiple namesRead More…
Beit She’an – Palladius Street
The colonnaded Palladius street extends from the theater to the foothills of the ancient Tel, 150M from south (near the theatre) to north (foothills of the Tel). The street was built inRead More…
Beit She’an – Bathhouse
Along the Palladius street, on the south-western side, is a large bathhouse. The bathhouse included hot and tepid bathing halls. The heating was based on the Hypocaust method (under floor heating system,Read More…
Beit She’an – Public Toilets
Using Public Toilets in ancient Roman times is something that I would not feel overly comfortable about. The Public Toilets are very “Public”. As can be seen in the Photo above, youRead More…
Beit She’an – Mosaics
In the floor in the area near the Bath House in Beit She’an is a Mosiac depicting Tyche, the goddess of the City. Tyche means “luck” and is said to govern theRead More…
2014-04-04 – Galilee to Jerusalem via Jericho
We left Galilee and headed south along the Jordan Valley. We stopped at Beit Shean and then to the place where Gideon chose his soldiers. Heading south we went to Jericho, toRead More…